Simple Fruit Cake-Eggless & Butterless

As christmas is nearing I want to try plum with & without egg. I searched many blogs and tried this eggless version first.Next I have decided to make a  rich plum cake using brown sugar,egg and butter. Will post if I get a good result in it.


Ingredients:

• Maida- 1 cup
• Powdered sugar- 1 cup
• Oil- 1\2 cup(i used olive oil)
• Nuts-cashew,almond&walnut
• Fruits-dates,tutti-frutti,raisins
• Spice powder-1\2 tsp(nutmeg,clove& cinannom)
• Baking powder-1\2 tsp
• baking soda- a pinch
• Vinegar-1\4 tsp.

For caramel syrup:

Sugar-1\4 cup
water- 1tbsp + 1\2 cup

Method:


Heat sugar with 1 tbsp water,it will become brown, meanwhile heat some water and keep ready.When the sugar sticks& crackle, switch off and add hot water.This is ur caramel syrup.

1.Sieve flour with b.powder & spice powder.

2.Soak the fruits in apple juice.Mix baking soda with vinegar.

3.Pre heat ur oven.Mix nuts & fruits with some flour.

4.Beat oil/butter with powdered sugar well,then add flour mix, caramel syrup and beat well till all flour is added.

5.Then add the flour coated nuts&fruits to it.Don't beat after adding.

6.Then pour the batter on a greased pan and bake it middle rack for 35-45 min at 180 deg C or till a tooth pick comes out clear.

7.Cool on the wire rack.


Note:

1.U may add 1\4 tsp vanilla essence.
2.If using brown sugar no need to caramelisation.
3.Pls let me know if  there can be made any alteration.

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